Jadear Conjugation in Spanish
The Spanish verb jadear means to pant, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Jadear is a regular -ar verb, so the tables below show you exactly how it behaves in every tense. On this page you will find the full conjugation of jadear in all thirteen tenses, notes on when to use each one, example sentences, the mistakes learners make most often, a ten-question quiz and answers to the questions students ask about this verb. For example, in the present tense you say Después de correr, yo jadeo — "After running, I pant" — and in the preterite you say Yo jadeé por el esfuerzo — "I panted from the effort". Work through the tables below, read the notes for each tense, and then test yourself with the examples, the common mistakes and the quiz at the end of the page.
Quick facts
- Infinitive: jadear
- English: to pant
- Verb type: regular -ar verb
- Ending: -ar
- Gerund: jadeando
- Past participle: jadeado
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + jadeado)
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for jadear, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for jadear. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem. For reflexive verbs, the pronoun column shows the reflexive pronoun that goes before each form.
Gerund: jadeando · Past participle: jadeado
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | jadeo |
| tú | jadeas |
| él/ella/Ud. | jadea |
| nosotros/as | jadeamos |
| vosotros/as | jadeáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | jadean |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | jadeé |
| tú | jadeaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | jadeó |
| nosotros/as | jadeamos |
| vosotros/as | jadeasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | jadearon |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | jadeaba |
| tú | jadeabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | jadeaba |
| nosotros/as | jadeábamos |
| vosotros/as | jadeabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | jadeaban |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | jadearé |
| tú | jadearás |
| él/ella/Ud. | jadeará |
| nosotros/as | jadearemos |
| vosotros/as | jadearéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | jadearán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | jadearía |
| tú | jadearías |
| él/ella/Ud. | jadearía |
| nosotros/as | jadearíamos |
| vosotros/as | jadearíais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | jadearían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he jadeado |
| tú | has jadeado |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha jadeado |
| nosotros/as | hemos jadeado |
| vosotros/as | habéis jadeado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han jadeado |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había jadeado |
| tú | habías jadeado |
| él/ella/Ud. | había jadeado |
| nosotros/as | habíamos jadeado |
| vosotros/as | habíais jadeado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían jadeado |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré jadeado |
| tú | habrás jadeado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá jadeado |
| nosotros/as | habremos jadeado |
| vosotros/as | habréis jadeado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán jadeado |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría jadeado |
| tú | habrías jadeado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría jadeado |
| nosotros/as | habríamos jadeado |
| vosotros/as | habríais jadeado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían jadeado |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | jadee |
| tú | jadees |
| él/ella/Ud. | jadee |
| nosotros/as | jadeemos |
| vosotros/as | jadeéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | jadeen |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | jadeara |
| tú | jadearas |
| él/ella/Ud. | jadeara |
| nosotros/as | jadeáramos |
| vosotros/as | jadearais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | jadearan |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | jadea |
| él/ella/Ud. | jadee |
| nosotros/as | jadeemos |
| vosotros/as | jadead |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | jadeen |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | jadees |
| él/ella/Ud. | jadee |
| nosotros/as | jadeemos |
| vosotros/as | jadeéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | jadeen |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Gerund | jadeando | with estar for the progressive: estoy jadeando |
| Past participle | jadeado | with haber for the perfect tenses: he jadeado |
How to use each tense
Present indicative
Use the present for routines, general facts and what is happening right now. It is the tense you will use most often in everyday conversation, for habits with words like todos los días and for statements that are true in general. For jadear, the present indicative looks like this in a real sentence: Yo jadeo por el esfuerzo — "I pant from the effort". Learn the present indicative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Preterite
Use the preterite for finished actions in the past — things that started and ended, often with time words like ayer, anoche or la semana pasada. The preterite moves a story forward, one completed event at a time. For jadear, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Yo jadeé sin parar — "I panted without stopping". Learn the preterite forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect
Use the imperfect for background, habits and actions in progress in the past, often with words like antes, de niño or mientras. It describes how things used to be, not one finished event. For jadear, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Después de correr, yo jadeaba — "After running, I used to pant". Learn the imperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future
Use the future for plans, predictions and promises, often with mañana, el año que viene or pronto. It talks about what will happen, not what is happening now. For jadear, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Yo jadearé por el esfuerzo — "I will pant from the effort". Learn the future forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional
Use the conditional for polite requests, hypotheticals and what would happen, often in si clauses. It softens a request and describes imagined situations. For jadear, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Yo jadearía sin parar — "I would pant without stopping". Learn the conditional forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present perfect
Use the present perfect for recent actions and experiences, often with hoy, esta semana or ya. It connects the past with the present moment. For jadear, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Después de correr, yo he jadeado — "After running, I have panted". Learn the present perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Pluperfect
Use the pluperfect when one past action happened before another past action. It is the past of the past, and it usually appears with antes de or ya. For jadear, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Yo había jadeado por el esfuerzo — "I had panted from the effort". Learn the pluperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future perfect
Use the future perfect for something that will already be finished by a future time, often with para mañana or para el viernes. For jadear, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Yo habré jadeado sin parar — "I will have panted without stopping". Learn the future perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional perfect
Use the conditional perfect for what would have happened under different conditions. It looks back at a past that never happened. For jadear, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Después de correr, yo habría jadeado — "After running, I would have panted". Learn the conditional perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive after expressions of wish, doubt, emotion and hope, such as espero que or quiero que. The subjunctive does not state a fact; it states an attitude towards the action. For jadear, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él jadee por el esfuerzo — "I hope he pants from the effort". Learn the present subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
Use the imperfect subjunctive after past wishes and in si clauses about the past, and note the -ra forms shown here; the -se forms use the same stem. For jadear, the imperfect subjunctive (-ra) looks like this in a real sentence: Si yo jadeara sin parar, todo cambiaría — "If I panted without stopping, everything would change". Learn the imperfect subjunctive (-ra) forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (affirmative)
Use the affirmative imperative for direct commands, instructions and invitations. It tells someone to do something, and it has no yo form. For jadear, the imperative (affirmative) looks like this in a real sentence: Jadee después de correr — "Let him pant after running". Learn the imperative (affirmative) forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (negative)
Use the negative imperative, always with no, to tell someone not to do something. It uses the subjunctive forms, so it looks different from the affirmative commands. For jadear, the imperative (negative) looks like this in a real sentence: No jadees por el esfuerzo — "Don't pant from the effort". Learn the imperative (negative) forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with jadear, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.
- Yo jadeo sin parar — "I pant without stopping"
- Después de correr, él jadea — "After running, he pants"
- Yo jadeé por el esfuerzo — "I panted from the effort"
- Yo jadeaba sin parar — "I used to pant without stopping"
- Después de correr, tú jadearás — "After running, you will pant"
- Yo jadearía por el esfuerzo — "I would pant from the effort"
- Él ha jadeado sin parar — "He has panted without stopping"
- Espero que él jadee después de correr — "I hope he pants after running"
- Yo había jadeado por el esfuerzo — "I had panted from the effort"
- Ellos jadeaban sin parar — "They used to pant without stopping"
Common mistakes
- Wrong: Ellos jadea después de correr — Right: Después de correr, ellos jadean — Ellos needs the ellos form jadean. The singular jadea belongs with él, ella or a singular noun.
- Wrong: Ayer, yo jadeo — Right: Ayer, yo jadeé — The present tense cannot describe a finished action yesterday. Ayer forces the preterite, so the form must change to jadeé.
- Wrong: De niño, yo jadeé todos los días. — Right: Todos los días, yo jadeaba — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (jadeaba), not the preterite. The preterite (jadeé) is for one finished action.
- Wrong: Yo soy jadeado por el esfuerzo. — Right: Yo he jadeado por el esfuerzo. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he jadeado, has jadeado, ha jadeado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
- Wrong: Espero que él jadea después de correr. — Right: Espero que él jadee después de correr. — After espero que, Spanish needs the subjunctive: jadee. The indicative jadea is wrong here.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on jadear. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ por el esfuerzo. (present tense) A. había jadeado B. jadeo C. jadearas D. jadean
Complete the sentence: Él ___ por el esfuerzo. (preterite) A. jadearan B. jadearía C. jadearon D. jadeó
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ por el esfuerzo. (imperfect) A. jadeábamos B. jadearas C. jadees D. jadearán
Complete the sentence: Tú ___ por el esfuerzo. (future) A. jadees B. jadeaba C. jadearás D. jadearon
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ por el esfuerzo. (conditional) A. jadearía B. hemos jadeado C. jadees D. han jadeado
Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ por el esfuerzo. (present subjunctive) A. jadee B. jadean C. jadeo D. habrías jadeado
Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ por el esfuerzo, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. jadearan B. habrías jadeado C. jadearas D. jadeara
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ por el esfuerzo. (present perfect) A. jadeasteis B. habríamos jadeado C. jadearía D. hemos jadeado
Complete the command: No ___ por el esfuerzo. (negative imperative, tú) A. jadeéis B. jadeen C. jadeemos D. jadees
Which is the gerund of jadear, used with estar for the progressive? A. jadeado B. jadeando C. jadeo D. jadeé
Answer key
- jadeo — The yo present tense of jadear is jadeo.
- jadeó — The él/ella/Ud. preterite of jadear is jadeó.
- jadeábamos — The nosotros/as imperfect of jadear is jadeábamos.
- jadearás — The tú future of jadear is jadearás.
- jadearía — The yo conditional of jadear is jadearía.
- jadee — The él/ella/Ud. present subjunctive of jadear is jadee.
- jadeara — The yo imperfect subjunctive, -ra form of jadear is jadeara.
- hemos jadeado — The nosotros/as present perfect of jadear is hemos jadeado.
- jadees — The negative tú imperative uses the present subjunctive form with no before it: jadees.
- jadeando — The gerund of jadear is jadeando: estoy jadeando. The participle jadeado is used with haber instead.
Frequently asked questions
What does jadear mean in English?
Jadear means to pant. It is used in everyday situations such as Después de correr, yo jadeo. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.
Is jadear regular?
Yes. Jadear is a regular -ar verb: jadeo, jadeas, jadea. The only thing to learn is the pattern of endings, which is the same for every regular -ar verb.
What is the gerund and the past participle of jadear?
The gerund is jadeando, used with estar for the progressive: estoy jadeando. The past participle is jadeado, used with haber in the perfect tenses: he jadeado.
How do I say “I pant” in the past?
It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: Yo jadeé por el esfuerzo. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: Yo jadeaba sin parar. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: Después de correr, yo he jadeado.
How do I practise jadear?
Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the jadear examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.
Related links
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